THE SAMWORTH FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1207859 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Foundation makes grants and donations to charitable causes.

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Latest income
£3.2m
Latest spending
£4.2m
Registered
2024

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Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2026)

Total income
£3.2m
Total spending
£4.2m
Reserves (reported)
£66.7m
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~191.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (82% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2026£3.2m£4.2m
05/04/2025£2.8m£3.4m

Common questions

Who funds THE SAMWORTH FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SAMWORTH FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include Ripple Effect International, UNSEEN (UK).

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Ripple Effect InternationalFY2023£150k
UNSEEN (UK)FY2025£20kDecade of Dignity project

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch04/08/2020£5kSamworth Foundation